In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
6:45
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
As meanwhile I
I drink alone outside the bar at the end of the world
So this is how it feels
10:25
And there's a girl with cold eyes but her stockings are running
And anyway
She's just the end of a melody that sings to me of you
So this is how it feels
To stagger from the undergrowth
And rediscover emptiness
Dancing on the beach
About 2:05
The band's on fire, it's a pyre and the bodies are burning
I'm still alive
But as the papers have assured me, I won't be for long
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To walk upon the waves alone
With nothing to conceal
So this is how it feels
To crawl out from the accident
And die beneath your wheels
Nearly 4 am
I'm just a ripple in the tide and the tide is receding
I really can't pretend
That the end feels like anything more than a joke
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To throw your past onto the floor
And smash it beneath your heels
So this is how it feels
To catch your face in a broken glass
And know that that's what's real
6:45
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
As meanwhile I
I drink alone outside the bar at the end of the world
So this is how it feels
10:25
And there's a girl with cold eyes but her stockings are running
And anyway
She's just the end of a melody that sings to me of you
So this is how it feels
To stagger from the undergrowth
And rediscover emptiness
Dancing on the beach
About 2:05
The band's on fire, it's a pyre and the bodies are burning
I'm still alive
But as the papers have assured me, I won't be for long
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To walk upon the waves alone
With nothing to conceal
So this is how it feels
To crawl out from the accident
And die beneath your wheels
Nearly 4 am
I'm just a ripple in the tide and the tide is receding
I really can't pretend
That the end feels like anything more than a joke
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To throw your past onto the floor
And smash it beneath your heels
So this is how it feels
To catch your face in a broken glass
And know that that's what's real
6:45
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
Lyrics submitted by amnesiaclyric
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